Probably the high-watermark of [Bob] Dylan's career came…

Along with some of the worst music of Bob Dylan's career ("Self-Portrait," 1970), this period produced some gems - including many songs recorded with…

— Bob Dylan

I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry.

— Diane Wakoski

I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry.

— Robert Morgan

The Astonishment Tapes will now take its place within the growing field of international research about postwar American poetry's important contribution to world literature.…

— Peter Gizzi

“Tell this to ladies: how a hero man Assail a thick and scandalous giant Who casts true shadow in the sun, And die, but…

— John Crowe Ransom

“LIFE IS NEVER OVER.”

— Amy King

American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.

— Diane Wakoski

Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to…

— Diane Wakoski

American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos.

— Diane Wakoski

Mandelstam is the sort of poet who comes along very, very rarely. Even the two Russian poets whose work is often linked with his…

— Christian Wiman

From reading a previous answer, you know that I consider all those aspects to be part of American cultural myth and thus they figure…

— Diane Wakoski

Kerouac: You're ruining American poetry, O'Hara. O'Hara: That's more than you ever did for it, Kerouac

— Frank O'Hara

“Mr Rutger cornet de Groot. Never read any American poetry or any other foreign poetry, which is why he always mentions 2 poets as…

— Martinus Hendrikus Benders

I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the…

— Mark Strand

I'm educating myself more about world poetry. I know a lot about contemporary American poetry, so I felt I needed to learn more about…

— Allison Joseph